CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of November 24, 1917. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.
Click on the images below to see larger versions of the pictures.
Friday, November 24, 2017
100 Years Ago This Week
What was going on 100 years ago this week?
CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of November 24, 1917. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.
Click on the images below to see larger versions of the pictures.
CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of November 24, 1917. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.
Click on the images below to see larger versions of the pictures.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Coach Sid Theriot Recognized
The football stadium at Mandeville High School was officially dedicated to Coach Sidney Theriot in ceremonies Friday, September 4, 2009. A large crowd of former students, administrators, colleagues, and friends and family were on hand to help celebrate the occasion. A plaque with Theriot's name and likeness was unveiled at the stadium, and afterwards, in a program at the school's auditorium, a video was shown of his career featuring interviews from his colleagues.
The School Board voted to name the stadium in honor of Coach Theriot, the long time coach and math teacher who started the first football program at the school in the mid-1960’s. He was given a standing ovation at the Board meeting where the decision was announced to honor him for his more than 40 years as a coach and educator.
Mike Dobson said that Theriot had “incredible positive impact” on the lives of those student athletes who were under his direction. He recounted the first season played by the team, the challenges they faced, and the life lessons they experienced. Many MHS alumni also remember Theriot as an excellent math teacher, he said.
Dobson recalled that in the first year of football at Mandeville High, “Coach Theriot laid out the field, planted, watered, and cut the grass, lined the field before home games, washed the uniforms after the games, prepared scouting reports of the next games, wrote the articles that appeared in the paper, and many times drove the team bus. He had tremendous work ethic, taught us the value of teamwork, and was unselfish with his time and effort.”
The School Board voted to name the stadium in honor of Coach Theriot, the long time coach and math teacher who started the first football program at the school in the mid-1960’s. He was given a standing ovation at the Board meeting where the decision was announced to honor him for his more than 40 years as a coach and educator.
CLICK ABOVE for a YouTube video interview with Sid Theriot and his friends. Video produced by Channel 13 Educational TV.
Mike Dobson said that Theriot had “incredible positive impact” on the lives of those student athletes who were under his direction. He recounted the first season played by the team, the challenges they faced, and the life lessons they experienced. Many MHS alumni also remember Theriot as an excellent math teacher, he said.
Coach Sid Theriot
Dobson recalled that in the first year of football at Mandeville High, “Coach Theriot laid out the field, planted, watered, and cut the grass, lined the field before home games, washed the uniforms after the games, prepared scouting reports of the next games, wrote the articles that appeared in the paper, and many times drove the team bus. He had tremendous work ethic, taught us the value of teamwork, and was unselfish with his time and effort.”
Coaches in 1983
Sidney Joseph Theriot Jr. died on August 23, 2021, at the age of 89. His obituary mentioned that he was born in Gibson, LA, in January of 1932.
According to the E.J. Fielding Funeral Home website, "His love of sports started while attending Terrebonne High School. A
successful multisport athlete, he received a full football scholarship
to Texas A & M. While completing his degree in education, he was
also a member of an Aggie football team that would later be known as the
Junction boys. His love for the community of Mandeville became evident
during his 40+ years as a coach, athletic director and educator at
Mandeville High School and St. Paul’s School. During the summer months, he was also the director of the 4th Ward youth
sports program."
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Early Indian History Account
This article tells about the early Indian settlements in St. Tammany Parish. Click on the image to make it larger.
See also:
Map of Indian Tribes in the Area
Choctaw Indian Life in the Lacombe Area
Indian Arrowheads Found
Native American History of St. Tammany Parish
Choctaw Heritage of Louisiana and Mississippi
See also:
Map of Indian Tribes in the Area
Choctaw Indian Life in the Lacombe Area
Indian Arrowheads Found
Native American History of St. Tammany Parish
Choctaw Heritage of Louisiana and Mississippi
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Commercial Bank History
An ad from 1926
It later changed its name to First National Bank.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Verne Clark Restored Original Covington Map
In 1833 a map was created of the new town of Covington showing the Division of St. John, the original "historic district." In 1983, city officials decided it was time to restore the 150 year-old map as best as possible, and they enlisted the skills of Verne Clark, an art restoration expert who happened to live in Covington. Here is the Times Picayune article from 34 years ago describing the project.
Click on the image above to enlarge the view.
He was also active in the Krewe of Olympia
In 1992 Verne Clark was commended by the state legislature for a proposed tax incentive program to build a venture capital fund in the state.
Verne T. Clark
The original map and a modern interpretation of it are shown side by side.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Madisonville Junior High 9th Grade - 1967
This photo shows Mr. Thomas 9th grade class at Madisonville Junior High School in 1967.
Click on the image to make it larger. Photo from the Madisonville Historic/Vintage Photos Facebook group.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Boy Scouts in Mandeville - 1973
This photograph of Boy Scout Troop 333 in Mandeville was published in the Northlake Sunday News on June 3, 1973. Click on the image to make it larger.
Friday, November 17, 2017
100 Years Ago This Week
What was going on 100 years ago this week? Madisonville was chosen as a site to build steel ships for the war effort, Slidell Baptist Church celebrated its 25th anniversary and Mandeville raised record donation.
CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of November 17, 1917. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.
Click on the images below to see larger versions of the pictures.
CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of November 17, 1917. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.
Click on the images below to see larger versions of the pictures.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
The Swiss Chalet House on Jahncke Avenue
The "Swiss Chalet" house at the southwestern corner of the 19th Avenue and Jahncke Avenue was built before 1880 by one of the Hosmers who, in those days, operated the Hosmer timber mill north of town. The eagle that stands at the peak of the front gable is the Hosmer family crest, according to Covington resident Patrick Moore.
The building’s original purpose was to provide overnight housing to Hosmer’s schooner captains who sailed the timber from the Columbia Street landing into New Orleans. The main floor, which is now the second floor, is a series of rooms opening onto a central hall, just as you would expect from a structure that started life as a boarding house or hotel. The first floor was a stable.
Shipping via schooner diminished as the steam locomotive became the transport of choice for freight, and schooner fleets began to decline not long after the “Swiss House” was built. It was used thereafter as a private residence. When horses were no longer kept at home, the stable was floored and converted to living space. The stable floor, which is brick, is still visible as the floor of the crawl space.
The house’s greater claim to fame, according to Moore, is that it was designed by architect William Alfred Freret. He designed a number of buildings and structures in New Orleans and elsewhere in the US that are on the Historic Register. There are at least two other Freret houses in Covington. Freret designed the reconstruction of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge in 1880, and added the glass dome.
The house's legacy includes many years in the mid 20th century when two mature ladies who were sisters lived there and hosted and catered teas in the house for occasions like bridal showers and the like.
Today the house is divided into four rental apartments. It houses five bathrooms, four kitchens and three laundries. Recenly a bat colony that had taken up residence in the north gable was removed.
The 4676 square foot building was put up for sale in mid-February, 2019, and was described as the following:
"A true Old Covington landmark, the Swiss Chalet, circa 1875, sits majestically at the corner of S Jahncke & 19th Avenues. Reported to have been designed by famous New Orleans architect, William Alfred Freret, the structure was built by the Hosmer family with lumber from Hosmer Mill. Rooted in Covington history, The Swiss Chalet is highly regarded as an architectural jewel in the community. Currently being used as a 4-unit, multi-family, with fabulous potential to convert back to a single family residence."
The house has had several addresses over the years as street names and numbering systems changed. Around 1859 it was at 303 S Jahncke, and at one time it was at 1817 Louisiana. There are two lots, number five and six, both in Square 16. The lots measured 75 feet x133.2 feet and 72.54 feet by 130 feet.
The 1920 Census listed Laura R Hosmer as the occupant, and the 1947 phone book listed Henry C Bentz as living at 1817 Jahncke.
In an overview of previous owners, the list went as follows:
23 Nov 1832 N. B. Mitchell acquired the lots from Jesse R Jones
5 June 1838- John W Hyde acquired from N. B. Mitchell
13 Mar 1843- Union Bank acquires from John W Hyde
16 Dec 1844 - William B Hosmer acquires from Union Bank of Louisiana
12 April 1849 - Mary Jane Hosmer acquires from William B Hosmer
23 Nov 1875 - Arsene Hosmer acquires this house
with ½ sq of land plus Sq 21from James R, Charles, William F and Laura Hosmer. Succession of her mother Mary Jane Hosmer
23 June 1909 - Last Will and Testament of Arsene Hosmer leaves all of her property (square 21 in Spring and 303 S Jahncke) to Laura Hosmer
11 May 1926 - Ruby H Lea, Mary Hosmer Buck and Mabel Hosmer Smith acquired from the succession of Laura R Hosmer. Appraised value $4000.00 1925.
29 May 1929 - Annie McHalle Espalla acquired from Mrs Ruby Lea Hosmer et al also Mrs Hosmer Buck wife of Charles F Buck, Mrs Mabel Hosmer Smith wife of Warren H Smith lots 5 and 6 and parts lots 4, and 7. ($3250.)
14 Aug 1943 -Mrs Ollie Wales Bentz (nee Wales) acquired from Mrs Annie McHale Espalla
4 May 1965 - Succession of Henry C Bentz property known as old Hosmer place all of lot 6 and parts of lots 4,5 and 7. Portions of lots 4 and 5 Sq 16 acquired from Willie J Schlenker 25 Sept 1945.
4 May 1965 - Ollie Wales Bentz and Ruth Bentz Chandler acquired from succession of Henry C, Bentz: Ruth Bentz Chandler interest acquired from Ollie Wales Bentz May 26 1965
17 Apr 1975 -John T Baldwin acquired from Ollie Wales Bentz Lot 6 and parts of lot 4,5, and 7 Sq 16
15 Feb 1979 - Constance Crowley Hagen acquired from John T, Baldwin ETUX Cob 753 218
12 Aug 1983 - Melinda L Owensby acquired from Constance Crowley Hagen
17 June 1995 - Richard and Marian Moore acquired from Melinda L Owensby
Click on the image for a larger version.
The building’s original purpose was to provide overnight housing to Hosmer’s schooner captains who sailed the timber from the Columbia Street landing into New Orleans. The main floor, which is now the second floor, is a series of rooms opening onto a central hall, just as you would expect from a structure that started life as a boarding house or hotel. The first floor was a stable.
Shipping via schooner diminished as the steam locomotive became the transport of choice for freight, and schooner fleets began to decline not long after the “Swiss House” was built. It was used thereafter as a private residence. When horses were no longer kept at home, the stable was floored and converted to living space. The stable floor, which is brick, is still visible as the floor of the crawl space.
The house’s greater claim to fame, according to Moore, is that it was designed by architect William Alfred Freret. He designed a number of buildings and structures in New Orleans and elsewhere in the US that are on the Historic Register. There are at least two other Freret houses in Covington. Freret designed the reconstruction of the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge in 1880, and added the glass dome.
The house's legacy includes many years in the mid 20th century when two mature ladies who were sisters lived there and hosted and catered teas in the house for occasions like bridal showers and the like.
Today the house is divided into four rental apartments. It houses five bathrooms, four kitchens and three laundries. Recenly a bat colony that had taken up residence in the north gable was removed.
The 4676 square foot building was put up for sale in mid-February, 2019, and was described as the following:
"A true Old Covington landmark, the Swiss Chalet, circa 1875, sits majestically at the corner of S Jahncke & 19th Avenues. Reported to have been designed by famous New Orleans architect, William Alfred Freret, the structure was built by the Hosmer family with lumber from Hosmer Mill. Rooted in Covington history, The Swiss Chalet is highly regarded as an architectural jewel in the community. Currently being used as a 4-unit, multi-family, with fabulous potential to convert back to a single family residence."
The house has had several addresses over the years as street names and numbering systems changed. Around 1859 it was at 303 S Jahncke, and at one time it was at 1817 Louisiana. There are two lots, number five and six, both in Square 16. The lots measured 75 feet x133.2 feet and 72.54 feet by 130 feet.
The 1920 Census listed Laura R Hosmer as the occupant, and the 1947 phone book listed Henry C Bentz as living at 1817 Jahncke.
In an overview of previous owners, the list went as follows:
23 Nov 1832 N. B. Mitchell acquired the lots from Jesse R Jones
5 June 1838- John W Hyde acquired from N. B. Mitchell
13 Mar 1843- Union Bank acquires from John W Hyde
16 Dec 1844 - William B Hosmer acquires from Union Bank of Louisiana
12 April 1849 - Mary Jane Hosmer acquires from William B Hosmer
23 Nov 1875 - Arsene Hosmer acquires this house
with ½ sq of land plus Sq 21from James R, Charles, William F and Laura Hosmer. Succession of her mother Mary Jane Hosmer
23 June 1909 - Last Will and Testament of Arsene Hosmer leaves all of her property (square 21 in Spring and 303 S Jahncke) to Laura Hosmer
11 May 1926 - Ruby H Lea, Mary Hosmer Buck and Mabel Hosmer Smith acquired from the succession of Laura R Hosmer. Appraised value $4000.00 1925.
29 May 1929 - Annie McHalle Espalla acquired from Mrs Ruby Lea Hosmer et al also Mrs Hosmer Buck wife of Charles F Buck, Mrs Mabel Hosmer Smith wife of Warren H Smith lots 5 and 6 and parts lots 4, and 7. ($3250.)
14 Aug 1943 -Mrs Ollie Wales Bentz (nee Wales) acquired from Mrs Annie McHale Espalla
4 May 1965 - Succession of Henry C Bentz property known as old Hosmer place all of lot 6 and parts of lots 4,5 and 7. Portions of lots 4 and 5 Sq 16 acquired from Willie J Schlenker 25 Sept 1945.
4 May 1965 - Ollie Wales Bentz and Ruth Bentz Chandler acquired from succession of Henry C, Bentz: Ruth Bentz Chandler interest acquired from Ollie Wales Bentz May 26 1965
17 Apr 1975 -John T Baldwin acquired from Ollie Wales Bentz Lot 6 and parts of lot 4,5, and 7 Sq 16
15 Feb 1979 - Constance Crowley Hagen acquired from John T, Baldwin ETUX Cob 753 218
12 Aug 1983 - Melinda L Owensby acquired from Constance Crowley Hagen
17 June 1995 - Richard and Marian Moore acquired from Melinda L Owensby
In 1990 Todd Valois wrote a history column about the Hosmer family.\
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